A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things.
Not Great
The Washington Post did the math: At least a third of the nearly 700 Republicans who’ve filed to run in 2022 House or Senate campaigns have endorsed Trump’s lies about the 2020 election.
- 136 of them are members of Congress who voted against certifying Biden’s victory.
Key analysis: “What’s keeping democracy experts up most at night? An overturned election” – NBC News
Florida Man Gets Increasingly Desperate
Michael Wolff is back with a new book. And it claims Trump has been asking random Mar-a-Lago guests for recommendations for a good lawyer as he sinks further into legal quicksand, according to an excerpt published by the UK Times.
- By the way, the ex-president wants you to know that he’s a tax supergenius — but also how can anyone be expected to know about tax laws??
Here’s the two clips together. He went from knowing more about taxes than anyone ever to “I don’t even know. Does anyone know the answer to that stuff?” pic.twitter.com/AVPiWV9Ny8
— Acyn (@Acyn) July 6, 2021
Vaccine Troubles
20% of Americans say they definitely won’t get the COVID-19 vaccine, and another 9% say they’re unlikely to get it, according to a new Washington Post/ABC News poll.
- Biden’s going to give a speech at the White House on the vaccine today at 2:45 p.m. ET.
Remember Who July 4 Was Really For
July 4th… & so, the Declaration of Independence says all men are created equal. Equal to what? What men? Only white men? Isn't it something that they wrote this in 1776 when African Americans were enslaved? They weren't thinking about us then, but we're thinking about us now!
— Maxine Waters (@RepMaxineWaters) July 4, 2021
When they say that the 4th of July is about American freedom, remember this: the freedom they’re referring to is for white people.
This land is stolen land and Black people still aren’t free.
— Cori Bush (@CoriBush) July 4, 2021
Getting Ready For SCOTUS’ Worst
“A hidden abortion crew prepares to confront a post-Roe America” – Politico
More War Talk From The GOP Clown Car
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) went full fire-and-brimstone during a July 4 rally where she declared that “We will not back down until we have everything God has promised us,” that “we are an army for everything that Jesus has purchased for us and our children, and our children’s children” and that “it’s not a coincidence that Independence Day is on a Sunday this year.”
Don’t Look Away
At least 150 people were killed by gun violence this weekend, during which there were more than 400 shootings.
Settling Dust Post-Jan. 6
People can now walk up to the North Lawn of the White House again after the Secret Service took down the extra fencing this weekend.
He Atones!
“Hillbilly Elegy” author, venture capitalist and Ohio Senate candidate J.D. Vance is begging for forgiveness for his sins of criticizing Trump.
- What he’s saying: “Like a lot of people, I criticized Trump back in 2016. And I ask folks not to judge me based on what I said in 2016, because I’ve been very open that I did say those critical things and I regret them, and I regret being wrong about the guy. I think he was a good president, I think he made a lot of good decisions for people, and I think he took a lot of flak.”
The Marketplace Of Ideas
You probably knew that Trumpworld’s latest Twitter knockoff got hacked within hours after its launch on Sunday. You probably didn’t know its feeds got bombarded with porn featuring Sonic the Hedgehog.
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The stupid motherfuckers.
They are setting up their next shot to overthrow. They always were. When we protest their theft, they will say: “See? Both sides, etc.” Tedious and infuriatiing.
That doesn’t mean it’ll work, however.
J.D. Vance has entered the Full Humiliation Phase.
Say hi to Rudy, J.D.!
ETTD
Here’s hoping. The courts seem to be giving the states a lot of leeway with election law. “You can only steal elections if you have enacted laws that legitimate election theft…”